Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Childhood Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is increasing every year to the extent that it has become a global epidemic. Diabetes UK report that globally form 1975 to 2010 it was estimated to treble from 70 million to 220 million and in the UK it was estimated that from 1980 to 2010 it would almost quadruple from 800‚000 to 3 million (Diabetes UK 2004). A 2006 review by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that if the present trends continue‚ by 2025 the global
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Neuro notes for test 2! Cell membranes are composed of a lipid bilayer. It has different receptors that allow different ions to pass‚ depending on the conditions in the cell. Leak channels- always open allow ions to flow back and fourth across the cell membrane Na cl ‚K and Ca ions and they just flow back and fourth without any gate keeper or obstruction‚ When the neuron is at rest its cytoplasm is Negatively charged. That means that it is not going under depolarization‚ we use the term resting
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Concept Analysis: Pain Victoria McCrady Chamberlain College of Nursing NR501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Spring Session B 2013 Concept Analysis: Pain Pain is one of the most common reason patient seek out help. The concept of pain can affect every person is some form or way. Pain can stand alone as a theory or fix with other theories like Comfort‚ Self- care‚ and more. As a surgical nurse I need to have a higher understanding of the patients I care for to ensure they receive
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MTX Side Effects Applies to methotrexate: compounding powder‚ injectable powder for injection‚ injectable solution‚ oral tablet Hematologic Hematologic side effects have included myelosuppression which is one of the primary toxic effects of methotrexate. Methotrexate suppressed hematopoiesis has been reported to have caused anemia‚ aplastic anemia‚ pancytopenia‚ leukopenia‚ neutropenia‚ thrombocytopenia‚ lymphadenopathy‚ and lymphoproliferative disorders including reversible hypogammaglobulinemia
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The anterior and medial thigh begin at the Inguinal ligament‚ which runs from the anterior superior iliac spine‚ and insert on the pubic tubercle. The distal termination of this region is the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints. The hip joint is ball and socket joint‚ which is multiaxial‚ and can achieve flexion‚ extension‚ adduction‚ abduction‚ rotation and circumduction. The patellofemoral joint is a synovial planar joint‚ and the tibiofemoral joint is a hinge joint‚ which produces flexion
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Chimpanzee Droppings Lead Scientists to Evolutionary Discovery by Erica F. Kosal‚ Biology Department‚ North Carolina Wesleyan College Part I—Chimpanzee Behavior Far in the remote western African jungles of Cameroon‚ Dr. Beatrice Hahn and her team of scientists from the University of Alabama have been examining chimpanzee droppings. Members of the great ape family‚ chimpanzees typically travel in groups of to animals‚ forming smaller subgroups to forage during the day and then coming together
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PORT HEALTH TAKE AWAY CAT 1. What are the duties of a Port health officer as per the Public health ACT CAP 242 LOK Porth health officers are to fulfill the following duties: a. Physical and medical inspection of vessels to ensure health standards are met and potential hazards are eliminated. b. clearing vessels at the port in respect to health and taking health precautions or issuing health warnings if necessary. c. Ensure that vessels meet the sanitary code in terms of cleanliness‚ hygiene
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1. What is metabolic absorption? “All the cells take in and use nutrients and other substances from their surroundings. Cells of the intestine and the kidney are specialized to carry out absorption. Cells of the kidney tubules reabsorb fluids and synthesize proteins. Intestinal epithelial cells reabsorb fluids and synthesize protein enzymes” (McCance & Huether‚ pg. 2). 2. What uses oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms in an oxidative reaction? “Peroxisomes are so named because they usually contain
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0314 Biofilms in Chronic Wounds: Current Research and Future Direction ABSTRACT Chronic wounds continue to be a significant healthcare problem. Although myriad factors have been implicated in impaired wound healing‚ recent research has focused on the role of matrix-based bacterial communities called biofilms that are often associated with chronic wounds. Various in vitro and in vivo models have been developed to study the role of biofilms in non-healing wounds. Basic science and clinical
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OF RECEPTORS: * Classified according to: * Location; * Stimulus detected; and * Structure Classification by Location: * Somatic Receptors – provide information about the external environment * Exteroceptors: (cutaneous receptors) * Located on or very near the body surface * Respond mostly to external stimuli * Detect pressure‚ touch‚ pain‚ and temperature * Proprioceptors: * Provide information about the skeletomuscular
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